Long before Ryan Gosling was well, Ryan Gosling, he was just your average Canadian child with a knack for singing and dancing.

His talents earned him a spot on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club, which in turn earned him a big feature on Canada’s CBC TV News in 1993. The segment, which featured interviews with a 12-year-old Ryan and his mother Donna, centered around his path to becoming a Mouseketeer.

Between the thick Canadian accent Ryan apparently had in 1993, to his unparalleled jazz hands, it’s hard to pick just one best moment from the clip.

Watch him serve up Gosling realness like you’ve never seen before in the segment below:

What was your favorite part—his impressive head of perfect hair or his killer dance moves? Let us know in the comments!